PRESS DIGEST-Canada-Jan 3

Jan 3 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from
selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these
stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

THE GLOBE AND MAIL

* A clash of privacy rights and safety concerns is coming to
a head as one of Alberta's largest oil sands employers attempts
to force thousands of its workers to submit to new random drug
and alcohol tests. Arguments on the matter are now being heard
in a labour arbitration hearing in Calgary.
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* Parents should brace for more labour disruptions at
Ontario's schools in 2013 after an open letter from the premier
has the unions preparing for the education minister to impose
new contracts.

The letter from Dalton McGuinty, which says the uncertainty
in education cannot continue and points to a need to balance the
budget, comes on the eve of an announcement by education
minister Laurel Broten on the government's next steps scheduled
for Thursday morning. ()